Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. What's missing in healthcare workforce conversations? 3 execs weigh in

    The healthcare workforce is varied and multi-faceted, with professionals holding various roles, specialties and responsibilities. As a result, this diversity offers a range of challenges and discussions on how to address them.
  2. MU Health Care to use $800K grant to train nursing assistants

    An $800,000 grant will provide students at Columbia-based University of Missouri with paid nursing assistant experience at MU Health Care.
  3. 15 best cities for physicians to retire

    The top city for physicians to retire is Prescott, Ariz., according to a recent ranking from Medscape. 

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  1. Top CHS exec to retire

    At the end of the year, Lynn Simon, MD, will retire from her role as president of healthcare innovation and chief medical officer at Community Health Systems. She will continue to work with the Franklin, Tenn.-based system as a consultant. 
  2. North Carolina cardiologist 1st to implant FDA-cleared drug-eluting 'bio envelope'

    A cardiologist from Greenville, N.C.-based East Carolina University Health has performed the first patient implant of the world's first FDA-cleared, drug-eluting "bio envelope." 
  3. 10 hospitals, health systems looking for CFOs

    Included below are 10 hospitals and health systems that recently shared job listings recently looking for CFOs.
  4. Christus plans $25M Texas hospital expansion

    Christus Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs (Texas) will undergo a $25 million expansion.

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  1. $20M gift to support Tennessee medical school scholarships, programs

    Nashville, Tenn.-based Meharry Medical College has received a $20 million gift from an anonymous donor following its $175 million investment from Bloomberg Philanthropies.
  2. Centering on the patient will help ease uncertainties with low-risk cancers

    With rising cancer rates among younger generations, education remains paramount in our efforts to catch cancer at an earlier, more treatable stage.
  3. Joint Commission International to offer sustainability certificate

    Joint Commission International will launch a sustainability certification program for global healthcare organizations in 2025.
  4. Nebraska system taps CFO from Broward Health hospital

    Norfolk, Neb.-based Faith Regional Health Services has named Brenda Baker vice president of finance and CFO, according to a Sept. 10 post from her LinkedIn page. 

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  1. The 'sweet spot' for data, analytics in healthcare

    Investing in data-driven technologies can automate processes and enhance efficiency, but investing in people will drive transformative change.
  2. Northern Arizona Healthcare partners with City of Hope

    Flagstaff-based Northern Arizona Healthcare has partnered with Phoenix-based City of Hope to offer advanced treatment options and expertise to NAH patients with complex or rare types of cancer closer to home. 
  3. Steward gets approval to transfer management of 15 hospitals

    While there are still issues to iron out, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Christopher Lopez authorized an interim settlement agreement for Dallas-based Steward Health Care to transition many of its remaining hospitals to its landlord, Medical Properties Trust, or applicable designated operators, effective Sept. 11. 
  4. HCA Florida names COO of 2 hospitals

    Lisa Tzanakis has been appointed COO of HCA Florida Ocala Hospital and HCA Florida West Marion Hospital in Ocala, effective Sept. 10.
  5. Essentia wins dispute with Minnesota city over control of hospital

    Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health will continue to operate a hospital in Fosston, Minn., after an arbitration panel ruled in the health system's favor in a dispute with the city. 
  6. 4,000 Boston nurses win 20% to 30% pay hike

    The 4,000 nurses at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston have approved a new labor contract.
  7. Liraglutide effective in reducing BMI in children: Study

    In a phase 3 clinical trial, liraglutide was shown to reduce the body mass index in children ages 6 to 11 with obesity, according to a study published Sept. 10 in The New England Journal of Medicine. 
  8. Former Adventist Health exec heads to McLeod Health

    John Byrnes, MD, has been named chief quality officer and senior vice president of quality and safety at McLeod Health, a nonprofit system based in Florence, S.C., according to a Sept. 11 news release sent to local media outlets. 
  9. Healthcare provider organizations’ greatest political advantage? Local presence

    It was no surprise when the Journal of the American Medical Association published research last month that found "trust in physicians and hospitals [had] decreased substantially…from 71.5% in April 2020 to 40.1% in January 2024." 

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